Hand-rubber



(No Model.)

R. B. ,FYLER. HAND RUBBER.

Patented Jan. 27, 1891.

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ROMAN B. FYLER, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

HAN D=RUBBER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,369, dated January27, 1891.

Application filed September 22, 1890. Serial No. 365,698. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROMAN B. FYLER, a citi zen of the United States,residing at \Vorcester, in the county of Vorcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and usef ul \Vashing-lhlachine, ofwhich the following, together with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification sufficiently full, clear, andexact to enable personsskilled in the art to which this invention appcrtains to make and usethe same.

The object of my present invention is to provide a convenient andefficient machine for washing clothing and fabrics; and said inventionconsists in a mechanism the elements in which are constructed andorganized for operation as explained in the following description, theparticular subject matter claimed being hereinafter definitelyspecified.

In the drawings, Figure l is a half side half vertical section view ofmy improved washing-machine. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section atline 00 Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section at line y y, and Fig. 4.is a bottom view.

My improved machine, in general terms, consists of a wheeled carrier orframe having mounted therein a revolving brush, gearing for impartingmotion to said brush, and grooved rollers for retaining the fabric inplace, said carrier beingprovided with a handle or handles to facilitatepassing it back and forth over the garment or fabric to be cleansed;also, where desired, with suitable means for effecting adjustments ofthe parts and with guards for giving protection where necessary.

Referring to the drawings, A denotes the frame, composed of two sidepieces connected by cross-bars or transoms a, and having suitablehandles A, supported between projections at the extremities of the sidepieces, or attached in any convenient manner.

B indicates a rotatable cylindrical brush arranged between the sideframes in transverse position and having its journals or axle supportedto turn in bearings b, which are adjustable up and down in guideways orrecesses in the side frames. Springs 0 are provided for pressing thebearings upward, while thumb-screws C are fitted in the frame above thebearings, by means of which the brush can be adjusted to occupy higheror lower position in relation to the planeupon which the machine stands.The brush-journals extend through the bearings and have gears B fixed totheir outer ends at the exteriorof the frame for the transmission ofrotary action to said brush.

D indicates the supporting or carrying wheels mounted at the exterior ofthe frame on suitable axles or on shafts (Z, that extend through thebody. Said wheels have attached to their inner side gears D, that meshwith the gear B of the brush B. By means of said gears the brush isrotated as the machine is run back and forth on the carrying-wheels.Said wheels D can, if desired, be provided with rubber tires D and canbe corrugated 011 the periphery if in any instance preferred. Thejournals of the wheels D are formed in the frame and are preferablynon-adjustable.

F F indicate circumferentially grooved rollers, preferably of wood,disposed at the opposite sides of the brush adjacent to and axiallyparallel therewith. Said rollers are journaled in bearings that are adjustably supported in recesses formed in the frame. Springs e areprovided above the bearings f for pressing the rollers downward. Therollers F are free to rotate in accordance with the movement of themachine.

A guard consisting of a series of bars or curved wires L is arrangedbeneath the brush B, as indicated. The ends of said wires are attachedto transverse supporting-bars J, the ends of which are secured inrecesses in the side frames. If preferred, said wires L can be extendedso as to have their ends secured in the transoms or end frames a, inwhich case the wires could pass across the rolls F in the groovesthereof, as indicated by dotted lines at L. A sheet-metal guard K isarranged over the brush to prevent its throwing water by rapid rotationthereof.

In the operation the garment or fabric M to be washed is spread upon aflat surface, as the board or table T. \Vater and soap are appliedthereto in such quantities as may be desired, and the machine is rolledbackward and forward over the fabric by the aid of the handle or handlesA. By means of the gears D and B rapid rotary motion is imparted fromthe traveling wheels D to the brush B, which re tates in a directionopposite to that in which the machine is moved and acts upon the fabricto remove the dirt in a very quick and thorough manner. The groovedrolls F serve to press upon the fabric and hold it in place in front andrear of the brush, while the guardwires L serve to prevent the edges ofthe fabric from becoming rolled up or raised from the table by theaction of the brush as it passes over the same. The handle-supportingbars a can be extended to any desired length to give a longer or shorterreach, and, if preferred, the machine can be made with a single handleinstead of two, as herein shown. In the present instance the handles aresupported by integral extensions on the side frames; but when desiredthe handle-extensions can be made as a separate piece from the sideframes and attached thereto in any suitable manner.

Iclaim as my invention herein to be secured by Letters Patent- 1. In awashingmachine, the cylindrical rotatable brush and a circumferentially-grooved roll at each side of said brush, in combinationwith-afralne, traveling wheels supporting said frame, and gearsconnecting said traveling wheels with said brush for imparting rotativemovement thereto, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of thebrusl1,t11e grooved rollers at the oppositesides of the brush, adjustable bearings for said rollers, the framehaving slots in which said bearings are supported, and springs forpressing downward said bearings and rollersand the wheels and gearingfor operating the brush, substantially as set forth.

, 3. Thecombinatiomwith the revoluble brush 13, its supporting-frame A,mounted upon travelin g wheels D, and the brush-operating gears D andB", of the guard-wires L, arranged across the face of the brush andhaving their ends supported by transverse bars fixed in said frame ateither side of said brush, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination of the frame supported on carrying-wheels D andhaving handles A, the revolnhle brush B, its adjustable bearings 1),spring 0, and thnmb-screw O, the brush-operatin g gears Di and B, thecircumferentiallygrooved rollers F F, the adjustable bearings f andsprings e for said rollers, and the guard L beneath said brush, allsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

\Vitness my hand this 19th day of September, A. D. 1890.

ROMAN FYLER.

Vitnesses:

OHAs. H. BURLEIGH, WALTER ADAMS.

